Ricky Chen
Work
Experiments
Information
Résumé

Ricky is a designer of interfaces and visuals. He builds creation tools, design systems, and graphic identities that speak an innately human language. Currently, he is on Figma's Design team where he works on the future of creative software. Previously, he was on the Design team at Apple and at Carnegie Mellon University pursuing dual degrees in Communication Design and Human-Computer Interaction. Whenever he gets the chance, he enjoys having fun experimenting with computation, glass, flowers, book-making, calligraphy, ephemera, and sound.

Apple 🔒
PRODUCT UX
DESIGN SYSTEMS
INTERACTIVE
At Apple, I designed for UX and digital experiences and worked between product design and art direction to build visual, interactive stories for world-class campaigns.
Coda
PRODUCT UX
DESIGN SYSTEMS
TOOLING
Coda is a new doc reimagining the future of productivity, collaboration, and creation tools. I worked under the Growth and Ecosystem team with three impactful features shipping soon.
PocketMacros
PRODUCT UX
TOOLING
MOBILE
A National Science Foundation (NSF) funded mobile field guide designed to support the looking and learning of common freshwater macroinvertebrates. Available now in the app stores.
Mitsuo Katsui
IDENTITY SYSTEMS
PRINT
MOTION
Several design artifacts, print and digital, created to celebrate the work of Mitsuo Katsui 勝井三雄, the legendary Japanese designer known for his use of light, color, gradation, and form.
Collectiva
IDENTITY SYSTEMS
INTERACTIVE
WEBSITE
The visual identity and interactive online experience for the web + mobile interfaces of the 2021 Lunar Gala: COLLECTIVA, the largest annual fashion show event in Pittsburgh.
  Nova
CONVERSATIONAL UX
SPECULATIVE
MOBILE
A conversational AI interface designed to help users navigate through their anxiety with mindfulness exercises that are guided and interactive.
Covaid 
PRODUCT UX
TOOLING
WEBSITE
A volunteer-requester platform for Mutual-Aid organizations to help connect those in need during COVID-19, with currently over 2,800 signed-up volunteers and 7 onboarded organizations.
 Judge a Book
by its Cover 🔒
DATA VISUALIZATION
INTERACTIVE
WEBSITE
A data-driven web experience in the form of a virtual library that leverages the descriptive quality of book covers to facilitate a holistic exploration of 200 New York Times Bestsellers.
MacroCards
DESIGN SYSTEMS
TOOLING
PRINT
An educational deck of 52 cards on the field of Entomology and learning science that be mass printed to be distributed as an open-source learning resource.
MyIkea
PRODUCT UX
SPECULATIVE
WEBSITE
A new service within the IKEA website that allows for more personalized and convenient online shopping while also embodying the iconic showroom experience that exists in their offline stores.
Documentation
Learning Kit
TOOLING
PRINT
WEBSITE
An interactive print and web kit experience designed to support Pittsburgh's Quaker Valley High School's Self-Directed Learning curriculum for younger students.
Additional   Works
HommeGirls ↗
MOTION / EDITORIAL / SOCIAL
Judge a Book by its Cover 🔒
DATA VISUALIZATION / WEB UX
Polina Aronova Website ↗
DESIGN / DEV / EDITORIAL
MacroCards ↗
PRINT / DESIGN SYSTEMS
Collecting the Uncollectible ↗
BOOK / EDITORIAL
Covaid ↗
PRODUCT / WEB UX
BOYS DON’T CRY 🔒
MOTION / CAMPAIGN / BRANDING
MyIKEA ↗
WEB UX / SPECULATIVE / BRANDING
Lunar Gala 2022: The Eternal Garden ↗
PRINT / BRANDING
Documentation Kit ↗
PRINT / WEB UX / INTERACTION
Graphic Explorations 🔒
PRINT / GRAPHIC / EXPLORATIVE
Calligraphy Archive 🔒
PRINT / WRITING
Smart
Makerspaces
USER RESEARCH / PUBLICATION / EDUCATION
Published paper in the 2021 Creativity and Cognition entitled 'Probing Documentation Practices: Reflecting on students' Conceptions, Values, and Experiences with Documentation in Creative Inquiry.'